[dvduval]

And neither artificial sugar or real sugar are necessary additives and our taste buds are adaptive. I tend to get my sugar from fruit.

[curryst]

This is incredibly true. Cutting soda (I was drinking diet soda) out of my diet has really changed how I taste.

I used to love crappy sour gummy candy, and I can't stand it anymore. It's far too sweet, and there's not really a remarkable flavor beyond syrupy sweet and a vaguely fruit-like flavor. It doesn't even taste like really sweet fruit to me, the sweet and fruit flavors seem disjointed.

I do have a sweet tooth for fruit smoothies, though, which are probably not a ton better in terms of sugar content. I do no sugar added, but there's still a ton of sugar in enough fruit to blend and fill a cup. Hell, even cheese tastes sweet to me sometimes, depending on the kind of cheese.

[aksss]

14 grams of sugar is equivalent to a tablespoon. I find it helpful to remember that imagery when looking at the ingredients of something I’m about to eat - would I want to shovel a tablespoon of sugar (or more) in my mouth right now? The thought tends to dissuade me and I have become a little more conscious of my sugar intake that way. It’s shocking how much sugar is in the processed “food” we buy. A 16oz strawberry açaí refresher from Starbucks has 32 grams of sugar. :P

[hypertele-Xii]

Blended fruit provide fiber along with their sugar content which... decreases their glycemic index or whatever. (the sugar is less bad)

[dvduval]

And having been like this for a few years, it even seems strange to me that fruit wouldn't be the first thing you would think of when it comes to getting sugar. And I'm not directing this at you. I'm just saying I used to drink soft drinks a lot too and now it doesn't even cross my mind. I do drink wine and beer and I know there's some sugar in those.